Carbureter.



No, 818.207. PATENTE@ Am. 17. 1906. N. LgvBRRBT & J. PALMER.

GARBURBTBR. APPLICATION FILED JULYSL 1905.

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, tion of a carbureter or gas-generator con' structed In accordance with our invention' UNTED OEIOE. j

NICHOLAS J. vERRE'r AND JAMES PALMER, OE NEWPORT, ARKANSAS, ASSIGNORS To DOMESTIC GAS MACHINE COMPANr', or LirrLE ROCK,

ARKANSAS, A CORPORATIGN 0F ARKANSAS.

' A CARBURETER.

Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Application tiled July 81, 1905. Serial No. 272,070.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that we, NICHOLAS J. VERRET and JAMES PALMER, citizens of the United States, and residents of Newport, in the county of Jackson and State of Arkansas,

have invented certain Improvements in Car-4 bureters, of' which the following is a specification.'

The primary -object yof our invention is to provide a'carbureter which is especially adapted for the production `of a hydrocarbon mixture or gas for household purposes andv of such construction as to furnish different grades of gases for various uses, such as cook- Ing, heating, lighting, &c.

A further object of the invention is to provide. a carbureter or apparatus for producing gas which shall be simple and compact its arrangement, automatic and 'efective in operation, and perfectly safein use, whereby the said ap aratus may be easily'operated by an unskl led person and will require little or no attention after being once properly ad-y justed. Y

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear, and what we claim as novel in the peculiar construction, arrangement, and combination of parts will be hereinafter more specifically set :forth in the ap ended claims.

In t e drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevaand arranged for operation. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view throu h the tank or enerator. Fig. 3' is a detai plan view of t e tier of perforated .plates and absorbents carried thereby. v Fig.' 4 is anenlarged v detail sectional .viewy throughone group of" supporting-plates and absorbents carried thereby. Fig. 5 isffasectional view illustratin the manner of connecting the lates an absorbents'. Fig. 6 is a view illustrating lthe means for operatin the aparatus; Fig. 7 is a detail view of t e valve. ig. 8 is a detailview of the feed-operating mehanism. l l

carrying out our invention we emp oy in the rst placeia tank A of any desired sha e, preferably cylindrical, as shown,jthe sai tank bein closed at itsyends and rovided with an inclined bottomj'a's agfw `ch ous passage.

.latter leads to a valved drain-pipe e for drawing OH anyexcess of Huid which may accumulate in the tank at any time. Viithin this tank is arran ed a tier ,of perforated plates B, horizontal y disposed and arranged in several series-in the present instance in three series (designated as l, 2, and 3)-the plates of each series being spaced apart and the several series further spaced apart, as shown in the drawings. The lower plate is located a slight distance above the bottom of the tank, and the upper plate ofthe tier is located a Short distance below the top, and all the plates may be supportedin the tank in' any suitable manner, preferably by means ofV the vertical connecting-rods t, which rest directly upon the bottom a, of the tank. l Connecting the plates and supporting them inamination, &c.

-Upon the perforated plates B are placed cloths C onother suitable absorbent material which will hold the gasolene or other hydrocarbon fluid in suspension, and in order to vpermit of a free circulation of air through the tank or generator the plates, as well as the absorbent material thereon, are cut away at opposite ends alternately, forming a circuit As shown in Figs; 1 and 2, the gasolene or other hydrocarbon iiuid is fed to each group of absorbent material independently from an elevated reservoir or tank D, havin a main supply-pipe d and branch pipes d', t e latterVA passing into the tank and discharging above the upper plate of each group `or -series. -Each branch pipe is rovided with a feedvalve H, which is pre erably of the needlelvalve type, and immediately below each valve is a glass tube I, forming a part of the branch pipe and permitting the discharge from the feed-valve to be readily seen'. The feed-valve is provided with a discharge-nip ple h, by which the gasolene or hydrocarbon iiuid isdroppedvat the center of the glass tube. The main supply-pi e d is provided immediately below the tan and above the branch 'pipes with a cutoff valve d2, by which the supply of gasolene may qbe eut oiffrorn the generator when-the apparatusis not In use. For the mwnpseof properly and eeet-'l ively distributing the gasolene to the several cloths C, 4and thereby produce perfect carburization, the upper platel of each series or group is provided with a raised convex boss b', disposed centrally of the plate and such proper distribution the perforated supportin -plates are shaped as shown. The severa plates arey supported on the rods in their proper relation by .means of the short bends b2, and to hold the cloths, on the perforated plates said rods may be further bent, as at b3, and being loosely connected may be turned for releasing the. cloths for the purpose of renewing them. v

Air under pressure is supplied to the lower vend. of the generator through the air-supply pipe m, and after being charged in its passage over the saturated absorbent material is drawn off through the gas-discharge pipes n, n', and n?, located, respectivel above the first, second, 'and third groups o absorbents. These several discharge-pipes will furnish gas of different grades. The uppermost pipe receiving the more highly charged gas will of course supply the highest grade, which may be used for cooking, heating, lighting, soldering, brazing, &c., while the second grade may beem loyed'forilluminating and other purposes W ere the highest grade of gas is not required, and the third:v grade may be used for economical illummajtion, &c.

In Fig. 6 we have shown the tank A, having the tienof absorbents, as provided with a single feedwhich comprises the valve S, which receives the gasolene from the tank by way of the' supply-pipe t and discharges through the top of the tank at the center thereofi- This valve is operated through the intervention of certain mechanism operated by the air-pump or driving means for the latter'. The valve consists of the seat s, having the nozzle s and the tapered opening s2, into4 which latter seats the tapered end of a rod V, located iri the upper part of the valve and projecting through the top thereof. Above the valve-seat is a glass tube s3, which is approximately the same height as the supplytank and on the same horizontal plane therewith, so as to indicate the height of gasolene in said tank, while below the valve-seat is a glass tube, as s, by which the feeding of the valve may be watched. The valve-rod V is connected bya set-screw fv to the-intermediate portion of a rod V', pivoted at one end to a bracket lv and at its other end connected by a set-screw v2 to the upper end of an operating-rod W, the latter being seated loosely 1n the socket a: of an operating-lever X, the latter bein pivoted, as at to a suitable suport ang so that its opposite or free end will be in the path of a weighted lever Y, loosely mounted on the fan-shaft. In the present instance. as shown, the fan-shaft is provided with a spool over which is a rope z, connected to a weight and by which the fan is operated. The weighted lever Y is beyond the outer end of the spool, and the latter is provided with a pin, as e', by which the lever is turned around upon the apex of which the gasolene or hy-g or over until it falls b ravit f and in doin@r drocarbon 1s discharged, and to further effect* y g l ,A D

"so tilts the lever X, which operates the rod W, and the latter being connected to the valve-rod V opens the valve and discharges al certain amount of gasolene into the tank or generator.

It will be understood that by adjusting the rod W through the set-screw v2 the amount of gasolene to be discharged by the valve maybe regulated and also that said operatingrodW may be manipulated independent of the automatic operating mechanism by simply lifting said rod, the lower end being loose in the socket.

Having thus described our invention, we claim- 1. In a carbureter or gas-generator, the combination with a closed tank, of horizontally-disposed perforated plates spaced apart and arranged'in groups farther spaced apart, said plates being cut away at opposite sides alternately to provide circuitous passages,

valved feed-pipes for the hydrocarbon discharging above each group, an air-inlet ipe enteringbelow the tier of absorbents, an independent gasservice pipes let into the tank above each group of absorbents and leading to dierent points of consumption, substantially as shown and described.

2.' In a carbureter or as-generator, the combination with a closed tank, of horizontally-disposed perforated'plates spaced apart and arranged in groups farther spaced apart, said plates being out away at opposite sides alternately to provide circuitous passages, rods connected to the lates and supporting the same, absorbents p aced upon the plates, valved feed-pipes discharging above each group, an air-inlet' pipe at one end of the tank, and gas-discharge pipes entering the tank above the groups of absorbents, substantially as shown and described.

3. In a carbureter or gasenerator, the combination with a closed tan of horizontally-disposed perforated plates spaced apart and arranged in groups farther spaced apart, said plates being cut away at opposite sides alternately to provide circuitousl passages, rods connected to the lates and supporting the same, absorbents placed upon the'perforated plates, and bends in the supportingrods for holding the absorbents in place; to gether with valved feedipes discharging above each group of absor ents, an air-inlet ipe and gas-discharge pipes, the latter being ocated above each group of absorbents, substantially as shown and described 4. In a carbureter or gas-generator,the

combination with a closed tank, of horizontally-disposed perforated plates spaced apart @meer i f, and arranged ingroups farther spaced apart,

said plates being cut aWay at Opposite sides alternately to provide .circuitous passages,

rods loosely connected to theplatesand sup-v porting the same, `absorbente placed upon the perforated plates, and bends in the sup porting-rods for holding the absorbent's in place, together .with feed-pipes, needle' valves therein, glass tubes below ythe needlevalves and forming a part of the feedfpip'es, an air-supply pipe and gas-discharge pipes,- ,the latter being coated above each group of absorbents, substantially as shown and described. f s l 5. In a carbnreter or gas-generator, .the combination 1With the supply-tank, of atank or generator having a tier of perforated plates and absorbents supported thereon, of a valve discharging through the center of the top of the tank or generator and com rising a vertical glass tube ofthe same "height as the sup.n ply-tankand on the same horizontal plane therewith, a rod extending' through the center of said glass tube and havinga tapered vend adapted to enter ithevseat ofthe'valve-l.A z5

"andfa glass tube-below said-seat of 'the vaive. 6. ln a carbureter `orv gas -generator, lthe combination With thetanlr orgeneratcr havi ing a tier of perforated plates and 'absorbente' thereon,1a' feed valvetdi'scharging 3el the top of the tank, pivotedlever conneet-fI ed to the valve-rod,a Irod connected to'said.' levenland an op'eratinW-lever cennected tol the rod,"t0gether a driven' shaft, a

4 Weightedarrn loosely mounted thereon, and 35' a pin carried bythe driven shaft for turning the Weighted arm over so that it may fallby gravity and operate the lever last above mentioned.

- In'testimony whereof We have signecl'our 4o 'names to this spe'cilication in the two subscribing Witnesses. l

NICHLAS J. VERRET. vJ'rlvES PALMER.

presence of Witnesses:

JOHN FRIosovszKY, W. A. BILLINGSLEY. 

